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SENDING MESSAGES
SENDING MESSAGES
SMS and MMS are convenient and inexpensive
means of communication. You can send a
text message to other people via SMS service.
MMS allows you to send messages by including
multimedia content such as pictures, audio files,
video files, and so on.
You can use the Messaging in your phone to send an
SMS and MMS message to other mobile phones or any
other equipment that can receive SMS and MMS.
The MMS feature is available only if you
subscribe it from your network operator.
To access the message function, from
Home
screen,
select
Messaging
( ).
SENDING SMS/MMS MESSAGE
You can send SMS and MMS messages to contacts
in your phonebook and to new numbers that are not
present in the phonebook.
1.
To create a SMS message, from
Home
screen,
select
Messaging
( ).
2.
Select
Option key > New message
.
3.
Enter the contact name or the phone number in
the
To
field.
If you enter an alphabet, all the contact names
starting with that alphabet and containing that
alphabet are displayed as a list. Scroll down to
select the contact.
4.
Enter the message.
When you add an attachment, the message is
automatically converted to a multimedia message.
MMS charges will apply, based on the operator.
5.
You can add any multimedia attachment up to
the size of <= 1 MB. To add an attachment, select
Options key > Attach photos/videos
. Browse to
a specific folder and select the multimedia file to
be attached.
6.
Select
Option key > Attach others
. Select the
attachment type from the options in the next step.
ATTACHMENT
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
Capture picture
Take a new photo using the mobile
camera and attach.
Capture video
Take a new video using the
camcorder and attach.
Audio
Attach an audio file from the phone
memory.
Record audio
Record a new audio using the sound
recorder and attach.
vCard
Attach a contact available in the
phone.
vCalendar
Attach a calendar event.
7.
Select
Option key > Add Subject
. You can
enter the desired subject.
DELETING MESSAGES
To delete all the messages,
1.
From
Home
screen, select
Messaging
( ).
2.
Select the message and press
Option key >
Delete selected thread
or select a message
thread and press
Clear
key ( )
3.
A confirmation message is displayed. Select
Delete
to delete the selected message.
4.
To delete an individual conversation, select the
converstion to be deleted and select
Delete
option and confirm the choice.
WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS
You will receive active alerts and emergency alerts
from the service provider. For more information, refer to
“Wireless Emergency Alerts” on page 22.